A 31-year-old man was charged Tuesday with chasing his ex-girlfriend through Allentown and onto Route 22, ramming her car several times and threatening to kill her.

Johnny W. Thomas III of Allentown pulled alongside the woman in Allentown and yelled, "I'm going to find you [expletive] and I'm going to kill you," according to court records. She called police when Thomas chased her onto Route 22 in Whitehall Township, and state troopers caught him on Route 378 in Bethlehem, court records say.

Thomas denied chasing and ramming his ex-girlfriend's car, saying it was coincidence that they were headed in the same direction, according to court records.

He was charged with two counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, harassment and one count each of terroristic threats, stalking, criminal mischief and reckless driving. He was arraigned by District Judge Michael Faulkner and sent to Lehigh County Prison under $50,000 bail.

According to a criminal complaint:

The woman called state police at 7:51 a.m. Tuesday from eastbound Route 22, telling them she was being followed by her ex-boyfriend and he was ramming her car. While she was on the phone, he car was rammed again in the area of Fullerton Avenue in Whitehall.

Police found the woman and she pointed to her ex-boyfriend's car, which was continuing east on Route 22. He was stopped on Route 378 near Eighth Avenue.

Police saw damage on both vehicles. The woman told police she and Thomas had a relationship for more than a year, but it ended six months ago. Since then, he had been showing up unannounced at her home and her family's home and caused problems.

She said that Tuesday morning he called her 11 times in 25 minutes and showed up outside her Allentown home as she was preparing to take her 4-year-old son to a day care center. Before she could drop off her son, Thomas pulled alongside her car and threatened her.

She dropped off her son, but Thomas ran up to her car and punched her window. He then followed her through Allentown and onto the highway.